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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 312 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 64 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 225 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $74.64 vs $1059.22
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
223
99.11111111111111%
Value, $/FPS
Price, $
$1059.22
7%
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
87.21359940872136%
Multi-Core
7221
100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 6 |
64 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX or Core i5-8400
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
44 FPS
$19.32/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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